लट
Hindi
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*laṭṭa)
Hindi लट
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*laṭṭa). Cognate with Punjabi ਲਟ (laṭ), Gujarati લટ (laṭ), Nepali लट्टो (laṭṭo), Marathi 𑘩𑘘 (laṭ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ləʈ/, [lɐʈ]
Noun
लट • (laṭ) f (Urdu spelling لَٹ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | लट laṭ |
लटें laṭẽ |
| oblique | लट laṭ |
लटों laṭõ |
| vocative | लट laṭ |
लटो laṭo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “लट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- লট (Assamese script)
- ᬮᬝ (Balinese script)
- লট (Bengali script)
- 𑰩𑰘 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀮𑀝 (Brahmi script)
- လဋ (Burmese script)
- લટ (Gujarati script)
- ਲਟ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌲𑌟 (Grantha script)
- ꦭꦛ (Javanese script)
- 𑂪𑂗 (Kaithi script)
- ಲಟ (Kannada script)
- លដ (Khmer script)
- ລຏ (Lao script)
- ലട (Malayalam script)
- ᠯᠠᢞᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘩𑘘 (Modi script)
- ᠯᠠᢌᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧉𑦸 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐮𑐚 (Newa script)
- ଲଟ (Odia script)
- ꢭꢜ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆬𑆛 (Sharada script)
- 𑖩𑖘 (Siddham script)
- ලට (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩽𑩦 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚥𑚔 (Takri script)
- லட (Tamil script)
- లట (Telugu script)
- ลฏ (Thai script)
- ལ་ཊ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒪𑒙 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨬𑨔 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from Munda, based on phonetic variation in the word's relatives.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /lɐ.ʈɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /l̪ɐ.ʈɐ/
Noun
लट • (laṭa) stem, m (root लट्)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | लटः (laṭaḥ) | लटौ (laṭau) लटा¹ (laṭā¹) |
लटाः (laṭāḥ) लटासः¹ (laṭāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | लटम् (laṭam) | लटौ (laṭau) लटा¹ (laṭā¹) |
लटान् (laṭān) |
| instrumental | लटेन (laṭena) | लटाभ्याम् (laṭābhyām) | लटैः (laṭaiḥ) लटेभिः¹ (laṭebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | लटाय (laṭāya) | लटाभ्याम् (laṭābhyām) | लटेभ्यः (laṭebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | लटात् (laṭāt) | लटाभ्याम् (laṭābhyām) | लटेभ्यः (laṭebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | लटस्य (laṭasya) | लटयोः (laṭayoḥ) | लटानाम् (laṭānām) |
| locative | लटे (laṭe) | लटयोः (laṭayoḥ) | लटेषु (laṭeṣu) |
| vocative | लट (laṭa) | लटौ (laṭau) लटा¹ (laṭā¹) |
लटाः (laṭāḥ) लटासः¹ (laṭāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001), “laṭṭa- (> laṭa- m Dieb)”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 435
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “लट”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 895, column 2.